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Genre Genre helps the audience distinguish what type of film it is likely to be, and because of this the audience will have certain expectations. The ability to recognise genre is used to arouse audience interest, expectations and anticipation.…read more

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Genre Codes and Conventions Genre Conventions are those characteristics used in films to identify specific genres. These are the Setting, Plot, Props, Themes, Costumes, Iconography, Soundtrack etc.…read more

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NARRATIVE Narrative refers to the story or account. It is important to consider how narratives are organised. Narrative Structure refers to the way a story is organised and shaped in terms of time and events.…read more

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What did Todorov believe? He set up a way of analysing narratives according to the way they move forward through different stages. He suggested that many narratives, regardless of their genre, could be broken into specific stages of analysis.…read more

Slides in this set

Slide 1

Slide 2

Genre Genre helps the audience distinguish what type of film it is likely to be, and because of this the audience will have certain expectations. The ability to recognise genre is used to arouse audience interest, expectations and anticipation.…read more

Slide 3

Genre Codes and Conventions Genre Conventions are those characteristics used in films to identify specific genres. These are the Setting, Plot, Props, Themes, Costumes, Iconography, Soundtrack etc.…read more

Slide 4

NARRATIVE Narrative refers to the story or account. It is important to consider how narratives are organised. Narrative Structure refers to the way a story is organised and shaped in terms of time and events.…read more

Slide 5

Slide 6

What did Todorov believe? He set up a way of analysing narratives according to the way they move forward through different stages. He suggested that many narratives, regardless of their genre, could be broken into specific stages of analysis.…read more